User`s guide

3-10 Logging on
Recovering a system administration password
Standard 1.0 System Administration Guide January 1998
Recovering a system administration password
Introduction
This topic describes how to restore a password that has been
forgotten or lost to the system.
Procedure
To recover a system administration password, follow these
steps.
Starting Point:
The Main Menu
Step Action
1 Insert the install tape in the tape drive.
2 Reboot the system from the tape.
3 Select More Utilities from the menu.
4 Select Change to Default System Password.
Result:
You are prompted to enter Yes to continue, or No to
stop.
5 Enter Yes to continue.
Result:
The system reports that the operation has been
successfully completed.
6 Remove the install tape from the tape drive.
7 Reboot the system from the disk.
8 Select the [Logon] softkey.
Result:
The system prompts you for a password.
9 Type the default password
adminpwd
.
Result:
The system prompts you for a new password. It does
not allow you to log on until you change the default password.
10 Type a new password, and press <Return>.
Result:
The system prompts you to reenter the password for
verification.
11 Type your new password a second time, and press <Return>.
Note:
If you type a different password the second time, the
system reports that the password has not changed because the
new passwords did not match. If you receive this message,
repeat step 8 to step 11.